Damien Martyn

[Craig]

Coming into this Australian summer, the Australian selectors have a deliema on their hands regarding Damien Martyn.

Currantly Mr Martyn is playing for Yorkshire after coming back after his finger injury in the ODI series against Bangladesh and batted very well at Cairns.

The deliema on the hands of the selectors is to whether to pick him in the Test team against Zimbabwe and India or keep with Martin Love.

It would be unfair to drop Love after getting a century in his last Test yet Martyn will probably get the nod.

Thoughts?

 

[Rik]

Love scored a ton against Bangladesh. Martyn should take his place but Love should be in the squad and should be seen as the eventual replacement for Steve Waugh if he ever decides to retire...

 

[Craig]

Then Darren Lehman shouldnt be selected?

 

[Rik]

Then Darren Lehman shouldnt be selected?

I said Love should be in the Squad. I didn't say he should be in the 1st choice XI. To take Lehmann out now would make no sense.

 

[Eclipse]

I think Damian Martyn will be close to our best batsman this summer.

In the few inning's he has played since the finger injury he has looked really good and having had souch a long layoff he will be very hungry for runs.

 

[marc71178]

I said Love should be in the Squad. I didn't say he should be in the 1st choice XI. To take Lehmann out now would make no sense.

Harsh people would say almost as little sense as selecting him in the first place!

 

[Rik]

Harsh people would say almost as little sense as selecting him in the first place!

He's scored good runs since his recall therefor deserves to keep his place. He's averaging over 50 at the moment...

 

[masterblaster]

Martyn is more experienced and reliable than Love, and cricket can be unfair sometimes.

Stick with Martyn

 

[Andre]

This is a no-brainer - Martyn comes back.

Look at the Australian selectors, and when Martyn starred in 1999/2000 for an injured Ponting, he was dumped on Ponting's return. And has he rightly stated, that's the way it should be.

I can't see that changing.

 

[Langeveldt]

yep Martyn for me

 

[age_master]

unfortunatley the Aussie selectors will stick with martyn

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

unfortunatley the Aussie selectors will stick with martyn

I really don't see what he has done wrong? What more must he do?

 

[Langeveldt]

IMO it seems like a good dilemma to be in, two class players fighting for a spot, you make it sound like its a bad thing...

 

[marc71178]

I really don't see what he has done wrong? What more must he do?

He doesn't score quickly enough IMO!

 

[Eclipse]

He doesn't score quickly enough IMO!

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That's just the problem he does.

His test and ODI strike rates are better than most other batsman in his class. He even has the fastest ever ODI fifty by an Australian.

I dont know what age has against him.

 

[age_master]

his OD fast 50 hardly counts, he has played like that once in his career. In test matches, as he seems to play a fairly defensive role usually, well it Love has better defense and has a better range of shots, and is therefore less likley to be pinned down. to score like Martyn did in the recent game against Bangladesh he had to pinch hit basically, if he did that more often his average would go down, but it would be entertaining....

 

[Eclipse]

his OD fast 50 hardly counts, he has played like that once in his career. In test matches, as he seems to play a fairly defensive role usually, well it Love has better defense and has a better range of shots, and is therefore less likley to be pinned down. to score like Martyn did in the recent game against Bangladesh he had to pinch hit basically, if he did that more often his average would go down, but it would be entertaining....

I realy doubt Love has a bigger stroke range than Martyn.

Even if he does he has no power at all compaired to Martyn

Just remember how he used to bat before last summer when his form was not that good he was scoring as fast as any of the Australians.

 

[gibbsnsmith]

daamien martyn is a bit annoying but a good batsman and a bowler who the captain can turn to [desperately] FULL STOP.

 

[age_master]

Even if he does he has no power at all compaired to Martyn

yeah it takes alot of power to play late cuts 80% of the time

 

[Eclipse]

No but it does take alot of power to hit the ball over cover for six off the back foot a shot witch he has played many time's now.